Thursday 14 April 2011

Above the PCC... [draft]

Parliamentary privilege (MPs can speak on issues the media have been barred from through court injunctions, so long as they make their statement inside the Houses of Parliament)...
Superinjunctions (see this eg), where the media are barred from even reporting on the court case applying for the injunction...
Libel and slander (actually quite distinct...); going straight to court...
For the privileged few, travelling in the same circles as the press elite...
The press barons largely observe a truce on each other; papers rarely feature negtaive reportage on other owners unless they're clearly on their way out (eg Conrad Black)

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